Author(s): Gabriel Chevallier
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 336
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Language: English
Date Published: 2004-10-26
Dimensions: 128 x 194 x 24mm
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
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Gabriel Chevallier's delightful novel Clochemerle satirizes the titanic confrontation of secular and religious forces in a small wine-growing village in Beaujolais. The eruption begins when the socialist mayor decides that he wants to leave behind a monument to his administration's achievements. He takes as his model the ancient Romans, who were famous for two things: hygiene and noble edifices. Thus, he decides to unite the two concepts...by constructing a public urinal in the centre of town. There is one problem, however. The chosen locale is next to the village church, and this outrages the ecclesiastical party.